Claire Harrup's Layered Landscapes for National Trust Book

Claire Harrup, who won the 2024 National Trust and HarperCollins project for her book 'Britain's Landmarks and Legends', produces lively digital illustrations derived from hand-drawn black-and-white elements. Her artistic approach merges traditional techniques such as brushwork, ink, collage, and printmaking with digital editing and coloring through Photoshop. Inspired by British landscape artists like Paul Nash, Eric Ravilious, and Edward Bawden, Harrup seeks to instill a sense of enchantment in her work. Previously, she partnered with HarperCollins and the National Trust on a recipe book. While her studio projects include commercial work like packaging and a World War One Christmas book, she is now shifting her focus toward personal printmaking and collage. Her digital images are crafted without direct marks on the computer, enabling versatile editing and color exploration.